Free Navionics Charts on the Web

[captainsteve25]

I use it as a back up to my boats chart plotter. I love it as I programmed by boats specs so it also calculates fuel burn for me, saves tracks and charts performance via graphs. Also, have it in my home and work ipad and have them all synced so while working or sitting at the house I can either plot a course, add a waypoint that I get a tip on from the site or do some exploring on the waters in the area. Really neat thing is that it has great zoom capability and actually lists all the major known spots everyone talks about. As a newer boater to the area it helps when someone says bug light or timers shoal to quickly pull the app and see where that is. Obviously it's a back up, and my phone and ipad don't talk to my inboard system but I use it all day while I'm out. Keep in mind it burns battery so have a handy phone charger with you. And at the end of the trip, I click save in the track, get home and over analyze every move I made, look at my fuel burn vs speed and plan for the next trip. I have also loaded many locations under weather and tide to get a good idea of tide, current and wind before I leave the house. Wouldn't boat without it.